parure
Americannoun
plural
parures-
a matching set of jewels or ornaments.
noun
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a set of jewels or other ornaments
Etymology
Origin of parure
1200–50; Middle English < Old French pareure peeling < Latin parātūra ( parāt-, past participle stem of parāre to prepare ( pare ) + -ūra -ure )
Example Sentences
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The parure of colored diamonds -- consisting of a necklace, brooch and pair of earrings -- is being offered from an unidentified private collection at Sotheby’s, also in Geneva.
From BusinessWeek • Nov. 14, 2011
This parure was a delicate attention from M. de Fleury.
From Fairy Fingers A Novel by Ritchie, Anna Cora Ogden Mowatt
Well, I did not find that, but I did find the receipt from the Mont de Piété for a parure of emeralds on which half a million francs had been lent.
From Castles in the Air by Orczy, Emmuska Orczy, Baroness
Madame rearranges her parure and smoothes her ruffled lace; while Mademoiselle pouts a little, then studies her card for the next waltzer.
From Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death by DeLeon, T. C.
L�bel Wolf, so soon as the young man left him, betook himself to the examination of the parure.
From A Noble Name or D?nninghausen by Gl?mer, Claire Von
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